Marcia Gagliardi is photographed at the NOPA restaurant on Divisadero Street on Thursday, March 11, 2010, in San Francisco, Calif. Her new book is called "the tablehopper's guide to dining and drinking in san francisco." (Jane Tyska/Staff)

San Francisco food writer Marcia Gagliardi is known for her "Tablehopper's Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco" (Ten Speed Press, 2010), a restaurant guide that pairs occasions -- first dates, dinner with the in-laws, drinks with girlfriends -- with the perfect eatery. It's an approach that inspired this day-among-the-vines itinerary, which Gagliardi says she would take with "a food- and wine-loving beau" for a third date or "a girls' getaway to escape San Francisco's fog for a real Indian summer or early fall day."

Ridge Vineyards: Start at Ridge to sample the lovely wines and check out the views. "It's all about the Monte Bello Bordeaux blend," Gagliardi says.

Java at Verve Coffee Roasters: Refuel with a cup of coffee at Gagliardi's favorite coffee roaster before finishing off your day. There are three Verve locations in Santa Cruz, and the beans are roasted in a 1965 German-made Probat UG 15 at the Seabright location.

Calera: Intrepid wine tasters might consider making a jaunt to Hollister, either the same day or another time, where Josh Jensen makes top-ranked wine in the style of the great domaines of Burgundy on the grounds of an old limekiln in the Gavilan Mountains.